 Alas! gentlemen," cried Rip, somewhat dismayed, "I am a poor, quiet man, a native of the place and a loyal subject of the King, God bless him!" Here a general shout burst from the bystanders: "A Tory, a Tory! A spy! A refugee! Hustle him! Away with him!  Specimens of the Short Story - Page 35edited by - 1901 - 229 pagesFull view - About this book
 | 1820 - 646 pages
...whether he meant to breed a riot in the village?" " Alas ! gentlemen, " cried Rip, somewhat dismayed, " I am a poor quiet man, a native 'of the place, and...order; and having assumed a tenfold austerity of brow, demanded again of the unknown culprit what he came there for, and whom he was seeking. The poor man... | |
 | 1819 - 610 pages
...whether he meant to breed a riot in the. village ?" " Alas ! gentlemen," cried Kip, somewhat dismayed, " I am a poor quiet man, a native of the place, and...God bless him !" Here a general shout burst from the by- slanders — " A tory ! a tory ! a spy ! a refugee ! hustle him ! away with him !" It was with... | |
 | Washington Irving - England - 1822 - 424 pages
...whether he meant to breed a riot in the village ?" — "Alas! gentlemen," cried Rip, somewhat dismayed, " I am a poor quiet man, a native of the place, and...; and having assumed a tenfold austerity of brow, demanded again of the unknown culprit, what he came there for, and whom he was seeking. The poor man... | |
 | Washington Irving - Catskill Mountains Region (N.Y.) - 1820 - 364 pages
...whether he meant to breed a riot in the village?" — "Alas! gentlemen," cried Rip, somewhat dismayed, " I am a poor quiet man, a native of the place, and...him!" Here a general shout burst from the bystanders — "Atory! a tory! a spy! a refugee! hustle him! away with him!" it was with great difficulty that... | |
 | 1821 - 502 pages
...whether he meant to breed a riot in the village ?" " Alas ! gen' tlemen," cried Rip, somewhat dismayed, " I am a poor quiet man, ' a native of the place, and...; and having assumed a tenfold austerity of brow, ' demanded again of the unknown culprit what he came there for, ' and whom he was seeking. The poor... | |
 | Washington Irving - American essays - 1822 - 402 pages
...he meant to breed a riot in the village ?" — " Alas ! gentlemen," cried Rip, somewhat dismayed, " I am a poor quiet man, a native of the place, and...him ! away with him !" It was with great difficulty thai the self-important man in the cocked hat restored order; and having assumed a tenfold austerity... | |
 | Washington Irving - Catskill Mountains Region (N.Y.) - 1823 - 390 pages
...meant to breed a riot in the village?» — « Alas ! gentlemen,» cried Rip, somewhat dismayed, « I am a poor quiet man, a native of the place, and...God bless him!» Here a general shout burst from the byestanders — « A tory ! a tory ! a spy ! a refugee ! hustle him ! away with him ! » It was with... | |
 | Washington Irving - 1824 - 804 pages
...meant to breed a riot in the village ?« — « Alas ! gentlemen, » cried Rip, somewhat dismayed, « I am a poor quiet man, a native of the place, and...God bless him!» Here a general shout burst from the byestanders — « A tory ! a tory ! a spy ! a refugee ! hustle him! away with him!» It was with great... | |
 | 1824 - 394 pages
...quite incomprehensible to the much astounded man, and the only answer he can make is, that " he is a poor quiet man, a native of the place, and a loyal subject of the King, God bless him !" These unlucky words make matters still worse with honest Van Winkle, and he is about to be consigned... | |
 | English literature - 1819 - 606 pages
...whether he meant to breed a riot in the village ?" " Alas ! gentlemen," cried Rip, somewhat dismayed, " I am a poor quiet man, a native of the place, and...; and having assumed a tenfold austerity of brow, demanded again of the unknown culprit, what he came there for, and whom he ivas seeking. The poor man... | |
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